Zvonimir Đurkinjak

Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.^[1]

Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Personal information
Country	Croatia
Born	(1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 35) Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	74 (MS 25 January 2019) 52 (MD 20 October 2011) 41 (XD 26 May 2011)
Current ranking	116 (MS 13 August 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Croatia Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

Đurkinjak started playing badminton when he was 10.^[2] At the Croatian National Badminton Championships he won the men's singles and mixed doubles title nine times from 2005, and eight times in the men's doubles event from 2004.^[3] He won gold medal at the Mersin 2013 Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Zvonimir Hölbling.^[4] In 2015, he competed at the European Games in the men's singles and doubles event.^[2]

Achievements

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey	Zvonimir Hölbling	Emre Arslan   Hüseyin Oruç	21–15, 21–9	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Bulgarian Open	Lakshya Sen	21–18, 12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	Croatian International	Kasper Lehikoinen	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Czech Open	Marc Zwiebler	24–26, 11–21	Runner-up
2014	Hungarian International	Kasper Dinesen	11–9, 9–11, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Croatian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Igor Cimbur   Samatcha Tovannakasem	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2016	Croatian International	Filip Špoljarec	Patrick Bjerregaard   Mikkel Normann	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2016	Romanian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Ong Yew Sin   Teo Ee Yi	13–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2015	Slovenian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Johannes Pistorius   Marvin Emil Seidel	21–14, 16–21, 21–10	Winner
2015	Romanian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Milosz Bochat   Pawel Pietryja	11–9, 11–8, 11–7	Winner
2014	Hungarian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Andreas Berthelsen   Kasper Dinesen	10–11, 11–9, 10–11, 11–4, 11–5	Winner
2014	Slovenian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Nikita Khakimov   Vasily Kuznetsov	21–15, 21–18	Winner
2014	Romanian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Bastian Kersaudy   Gaetan Mittelheisser	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2013	Croatian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Christopher Rusdianto   Trikusuma Wardhana	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2012	Hungarian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Ruud Bosch   Jim Middelburg	21-17, 19–21, 16-21	Runner-up
2012	Slovenian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Andreas Heinz   Jones Rafli Jansen	17-21, 21–17, 21-12	Winner
2012	Portugal International	Nikolaj Overgaard	Marcus Ellis   Paul van Rietvelde	21-12, 22-20	Winner
2012	Croatian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Jacco Arends   Jelle Maas	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Hungarian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Lukasz Moren   Wojciech Szkudlarczyk	21-18, 21-18	Winner
2010	Slovenian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Ruud Bosch   Koen Ridder	17-21, 15-21	Runner-up
2010	Portugal International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Martin Kragh   Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	18-21, 14-21	Runner-up
2010	Croatian International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Joe Morgan   James Phillips	14-21, 21–19, 20-22	Runner-up
2009	Turkiye International	Zvonimir Hölbling	Joel Johansson-Berg   Imam Sodikin	Walkover	Runner-up
2008	Slovak Open	Jakub Bitman	Magnús Ingi Helgason   Helgi Jóhannesson	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2008	Croatian International	Jakub Bitman	K. T. Rupesh Kumar   Sanave Thomas	9–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	Slovak International	Jakub Bitman	Ivan Sozonov   Anton Ivanov	Walkover	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Croatian International	Mateja Čiča	Alex Vlaar   Mariya Mitsova	21–18, 21–11	Winner
2015	Croatian International	Mateja Čiča	Alexander Bond   Ditte Soby Hansen	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2013	Italian International	Eva Lee	Jacco Arends   Selena Piek	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2013	Slovenian International	Staša Poznanović	Jones Rafli Jansen   Cisita Joity Jansen	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2012	Hungarian International	Staša Poznanović	Jakub Bitman   Alzbeta Basova	21-16, 21-18	Winner
2012	Slovenia International	Staša Poznanović	Hannes Kaesbauer   Kira Kattenbeck	21–9, 21–13	Winner
2012	Portugal International	Staša Poznanović	Marcus Ellis   Gabrielle White	17-21, 21–15, 22-24	Runner-up
2012	Croatian International	Staša Poznanović	Jacco Arends   Ilse Vaessen	20-22, 21–17, 16-21	Runner-up
2011	Spanish Open	Staša Poznanović	Mikkel Delbo Larsen   Mie Schjott-Kristensen	17-21, 19-21	Runner-up
2011	Croatian International	Staša Poznanović	Kim Astrup Sorensen   Line Kjaersfeldt	21-13, 21-13	Winner
2010	Slovenia International	Staša Poznanović	Mao Hong   Natalia Pocztowiak	21-15, 13–21, 17-21	Runner-up
2010	Croatian International	Staša Poznanović	Roman Zirnwald   Simone Prutsch	21-12, 24-22	Winner
2010	Portuguese International	Staša Poznanović	Jacco Arends   Selena Piek	21-14, 18–21, 21-11	Winner
2009	Croatian International	Staša Poznanović	Konstantin Dobrev   Maya Dobreva	21-13, 17–21, 21-9	Winner
2008	Slovenian International	Staša Poznanović	Vladimir Metodiev   Gabriela Banova	Walkover	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

National championships

• 2004 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak
• 2005 – mixed doubles with Andrea Žvorc
• 2006 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2007 – men's singles, men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2008 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2009 – men's singles
• 2010 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2011 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2012 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2013 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
• 2014 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Matea Čiča
• 2015 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
• 2016 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec

References

1. "Players: Zvonimir Durkinjak". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
2. . baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Zvonimir Đurkinjak". badminton-zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Badminton Zagreb. from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. [Đurkinjak and Holbling won gold]. hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links

• Zvonimir Đurkinjak at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com  
• Zvonimir Đurkinjak at BWFbadminton.com